got my Green Card, do i still need to have removed the....

[I'm Gone 60]

When an individual was previously issued an SSN card with “VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS (or DHS) AUTHORIZATION” printed on it and has been granted permanent residency, he or she can apply for a replacement SSN card that reflects the new immigration status.

An alien granted permanent residency status is eligible to be issued an unrestricted SSN card and will retain the originally assigned SSN.

An alien applying for a work-authorized replacement SSN card must present evidence to establish identity and employment authorization.

When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA will not accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

The documents acceptable as evidence of identity are based on three factors: (1) the applicant’s age, (2) the applicant’s citizenship/alien status, and (3) the relative probative value of documents.

You can find detailed information regarding evidence of identity on the SSA Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200#E

Employment Authorization Documents:

-- I-551 (Stamp or card)

Documents that establish lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LAPR)

-- I-551 card

NOTE: Some LAPR aliens have conditional 2-year I-551s (Alien Registration Receipt Card), subject to the limitation that they must apply for removal of the conditional basis 90 days before the second anniversary of the admittance date to the United States. A conditional I-551 is identified by an expiration date 2 years later than the admittance/adjudication date is acceptable proof of permanent residency.

-- Temporary I-551

Temporary evidence of immigrant status is issued for an alien to use

until the permanent I-551 card is received. This may be a stamp in the individual's passport or on the I-94.

RM 00203.410 Evidence of Alien Status for an SSN Card for an Alien Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203410

Take the required documents, to the nearest Social Security office and you can obtain the address and directions to the nearest Social Security office from the Social Security Office Locator, which is available on the Internet at:

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

Normally, an SSN card should be received in the mail within two weeks after the application and document(s) have been received and verified.

However, when an alien requests an original SSN or replacement SSN card, SSA will verify his or her documents and current status with the appropriate Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. If verification is not available through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, SSA will send Form G-845 for manual verification.

RM 00203.720 Verifying Immigration Documents:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203720

If the SSA office does send the G-845, suggest that you go back to the SSA office no more that once week with your documents to (1) ask them to check SAVE again (2) ask if they sent a G-845 (3) if yes, did it come back (4) after 30 days ask if they have followed up on the G-845 by calling or sending another mark “second request.”

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203735

RM 00203.735 Requesting Online (Primary) Verification By SAVE

You can try calling the SSA Regional Office if you have waited at least 30 days and your local SSA office doesn't seem to be concerned about following up on the G-845

http://www.ssa.gov/otherssasites/

Refer them to:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203740

RM 00203.740 Requesting Additional (Manual) Verification By DHS

Step 6

DHS should respond to SSA within 15 federal work days after receiving the Form G-845. If DHS does not respond within 15 federal work days from the receipt of the G-845 from SSA, follow-up with the DHS, USCIS Immigration Status office. (Allow 15 days plus five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from DHS. Follow local practice to follow-up with DHS.

Some SSA offices have an arrangement with the DHS, USCIS office to telephone for the follow-up contact; other SSA offices send a copy of the original G-845 annotated “second request.”) If the DHS response is still not received within 15 federal work days after the follow-up contact (if the follow-up is by mail allow five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from DHS), make a second follow-up contact. If the DHS response is not received within 15 federal workdays (again, if the follow-up is by mail, allow five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from DHS), after two follow-ups, contact the Regional Office (RO). Also report to the RO any trend that shows a serious deviation by DHS from the above time frames. The RO will consult with central office.

All cards are mailed from Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland to the postal address provided on the Form SS-5.

[mdunlap24 0]

why would he be happy to keep a card that has an condition on it that is no longer true???

It takes all of 5 mins to file for a new one... I would not want to have to show a SSN card to anyone that had a restriction on it that is no longer needed.... because then you have to explain that you dont need an EAD as you are a greencard holder and so on... I would much rather have an unrestricted one and less questions...

Kezzie

It's just not a priority for him. Why go through any paperwork just to get a new SS card when the old one is still valid.

[I'm Gone 60]

why would he be happy to keep a card that has an condition on it that is no longer true???

It takes all of 5 mins to file for a new one... I would not want to have to show a SSN card to anyone that had a restriction on it that is no longer needed.... because then you have to explain that you dont need an EAD as you are a greencard holder and so on... I would much rather have an unrestricted one and less questions...

Kezzie

It's just not a priority for him. Why go through any paperwork just to get a new SS card when the old one is still valid.

Well if he has or will have a two year I-551 card at some time during the removal of conditions process his I-551 card will be expired and he will have a restricted SSN card, so if he would happen to apply for a job he has no proof of work authorization.

[Reba 2]

I got my 10 year GC in February and haven't bothered to go get an updated SSN card. The wait time in our SSA office is atrocious, I really dn't want to take an entire day just to get a silly message off my card. Its a pain in the #######. Literally. Those chairs are hard!

My employer took a photo copy of my SSN card and my Green Card when I was hired. No big deal.

[mdunlap24 0]

why would he be happy to keep a card that has an condition on it that is no longer true???

It takes all of 5 mins to file for a new one... I would not want to have to show a SSN card to anyone that had a restriction on it that is no longer needed.... because then you have to explain that you dont need an EAD as you are a greencard holder and so on... I would much rather have an unrestricted one and less questions...

Kezzie

It's just not a priority for him. Why go through any paperwork just to get a new SS card when the old one is still valid.

Well if he has or will have a two year I-551 card at some time during the removal of conditions process his I-551 card will be expired and he will have a restricted SSN card, so if he would happen to apply for a job he has no proof of work authorization.

Actually no, that's not the case. There is never a situation when his I-551 will be expired. We just applied to have the conditions lifted off his green card, still haven't received an NOA so we went to the local office and had a new stamp put in his passport. There it is. Proof of residency and therefore employment eligibility.

[Irisheyes 0]

why would he be happy to keep a card that has an condition on it that is no longer true???

It takes all of 5 mins to file for a new one... I would not want to have to show a SSN card to anyone that had a restriction on it that is no longer needed.... because then you have to explain that you dont need an EAD as you are a greencard holder and so on... I would much rather have an unrestricted one and less questions...

Kezzie

It's just not a priority for him. Why go through any paperwork just to get a new SS card when the old one is still valid.

Well if he has or will have a two year I-551 card at some time during the removal of conditions process his I-551 card will be expired and he will have a restricted SSN card, so if he would happen to apply for a job he has no proof of work authorization.

Actually no, that's not the case. There is never a situation when his I-551 will be expired. We just applied to have the conditions lifted off his green card, still haven't received an NOA so we went to the local office and had a new stamp put in his passport. There it is. Proof of residency and therefore employment eligibility.

At the risk of sounding stupid, doesn't the greencard even after removing conditions only last for 10 years? Is that not an expiration? I know the persons status doesn't change, but paperwork-wise, it does! I am eligible for an EAD, even if it expires, I am still eligible, but it's not enough if I don't have the card to prove it!

[I'm Gone 60]

Actually no, that's not the case. There is never a situation when his I-551 will be expired. We just applied to have the conditions lifted off his green card, still haven't received an NOA so we went to the local office and had a new stamp put in his passport. There it is. Proof of residency and therefore employment eligibility.

OK so he covered for another year with the I-551 stamp. So if the removal goes over a year you need to make another trip to the immigration office. Even the 10 year card expires at some point, but if you rather go get an I-551 stamp multiple times, rather than going to an SSA office once, fine with me.

Edited October 24, 2006 by mdyoung

[mdunlap24 0]

Actually no, that's not the case. There is never a situation when his I-551 will be expired. We just applied to have the conditions lifted off his green card, still haven't received an NOA so we went to the local office and had a new stamp put in his passport. There it is. Proof of residency and therefore employment eligibility.

OK so he covered for another year with the I-551 stamp. So if the removal goes over a year you need to make another trip to the immigration office. Even the 10 year card expires at some point, but if you rather go get an I-551 stamp multiple times, rather than going to an SSA office once, fine with me.

I see what you're saying, but since my husband mostly works outside the country, we have to make sure he has proof of residency at all times. To each his/her own.